It was one "Christian" in particular on FR that provoked me into thinking about why I would take some parts of the Bible literally, and not other parts. Doing that made sense at the time, because some things in Genesis such as a 4000 year old earth and the flood are obviously not fact. But when contrasted with verses in the Bible that insist on literalness, it made me realize that I had to reject the Bible in it's entirety. Note the sentence fragment in my original post "Christians that insist". Those specific people were the ones who forced me to face my faith and reject it, not all Christians.
If Christians were less flawed according to your views than you would be accepting Christ as your savior?
I've come to see Christians as some of the most flawed on earth. Only now to I put two and two together and recognize that it was bible thumping Christians that rationalized the possible rape of my children in court documents because the perp, the guy who married my ex, was another Christian. Only now to I recognize that the man who ripped off a company I had shares in to the tune of six figures was also a serious bible thumper. These are some of the people who screwed me the most, and was it just coincidence that they were the most religious? Or was it just that being forgiven by God, they had no conscience about what they did?
I take it that you are perfectly holy without sin and therefore in no need of a personal savior.
I am a sinner, and I truly wish there was a savior. I don't want to die forever any more than you do, but I guarantee we both will.
If you don’t understand your sin...
Been there, walked down that isle, discovered it was all in my head.
If you don’t understand your sin...
Been there, walked down that isle, discovered it was all in my head. .
I am a sinner, and I truly wish there was a savior ….(RE: sin?) it was all in my head. Perhaps its this medium of communication that does not allow for subtleties of inflection or you managed two totally contradictory statements with only two sentences between. Contradiction implies some struggling on your part, a spiritual tweaking of sorts. Your not even close to being as jaded about Christians as others I have know that have been brought to faith. In fact the apostle Paul had even worse views of Christians and acted on those views. But don’t take my word for it, you can see it for yourself. Saul = Paul (Act 7:58, Act 8:1, Act 8:3, Act 9:1, Act 9:22….Hmm, now that Act 9:22 is some contradiction, something must of happened between Act 9:1 and Act 9:22) Perhaps your being dragged down the road of faith, it can be painful for the hard headed. It was for me, I was dragged to the faith kicking and screaming the whole way. narby, you are in my prayers.
Cheers
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